This week, loyal Swan Fungus reader Stephen from Japan has curated a mix tape for the rest of you. Not only that, he and his friend John apparently started a Facebook group for Swan Fungus readers! And there are already fifteen members! What the hell is this world coming to? I think you should all do the world a favor and join the group. Maybe the discussion board can become more entertaining than this page, and I won’t have to work anymore! I don’t know exactly how one links to a Facebook group, but I’m going to try this. Click Here to Join the Swan Fungus readers Facebook group.
And now, the mix tape.
RULES for uninitiated noobs: With 100MB of webspace, I give birth to a weekly Mix Tape to be deposited on your iPods or Zunes or Kingklangs or whatever the industry is currently pushing on you. Sometimes there will be themes that link all the songs together, other times I’ll just throw songs at a wall (not literally) and see what sticks. This week’s theme is laid out below by its curator. And, honestly, I think he should start his own music blog. You all could learn a thing from him. I wish all Swan Fungus readers had impeccable taste like Stephen does. As always, these songs will be removed if desired by the band or those who represent them. Let me know and I will gladly comply. The goal of this endeavor, as always, is to pique your interest in these artists so you’ll support the artists and buy their albums.
Sunday Mixtape 103
Hot And Sticky
MediaFire Download Link (part 1)
MediaFire Download Link (part 2)
“Part 1 (tracks 1-16) is mostly domestic — that’s to say, American — booze-soaked summer and/or sexual heat, with some brain-fevered revival-tent nuttiness thrown in. You’l find that it includes one song about a druggie getting his face all hot & sticky in a greasy spoon followed by a song about hot & sticky druggie cockroaches wanting to stuff their faces — see, that’s me demonstrating subtle humor. Part 2 (tracks 17-32) is mostly hot & sticky stuff from elsewhere, though you could justifiably subtitle it “Stephen just CANNOT get ENOUGH Japanese FREAKPOP.” You’ll notice that the gleeful lolita/punk bounciness of the mighty Tsushimamire appears twice. That’s because I exercised tremendous restraint and refrained from including a whole lot more.”
01. Steely Dan – Babylon Sisters
02. The Harvey Girls – Hazy Heat
03. Alex Gomez – Macon Bacon
04. Alice Cooper – Blue Turk
05. Dire Straits – Six Blade Knife
06. George Thorogood – One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer
07. Kevin Wood – Death Letter Blues
08. Kinky Friedman – Waitress, Please, Waitress
09. Tito & Tarantula – Angry Cockroaches
10. Billy Bacon and Forbidden Pigs – Ay Mi Yaquicita
11. Johnny Cash – The Man Comes Around
12. Ministry – Jesus Built My Hotrod
13. Son House – Delta Blues
14. Steve Earle – Copperhead Road
15. The Cars – My Best Friend’s Girl
16. Joe Bonamassa – Blues Deluxe
17. Tsushimamire – Candan Dancing
18. Sharp Five – Haru No Umi
19. Bonde do Role – Gasolina
20. Barbee Boys – Nandattanda? 7 Days
21. Los Pinkys – Flor de Dalia
22. Eddie LeJeune – Church Point Breakdown
23. Fujii – Delta
24. Hayami Yu – Natsuiro No Nanshii
25. Kina Shokichi – Haisai Ojisan
26. Rebecca – Monotoon Booi
27. Mississippi Alligators – Whisky y Mujeres
28. Mokume – Mayonaka no Domannaka
29. Palo Viejo – Barataria
30. Tony Vega – Feo Pero Sabroso
31. Togawa Jun – Suki Suki Daisuki
32. Tshushimamire – Il Tempo Desu
Phew!
